AROUND THE HORN | Wednesday’s Major League Baseball games

INTERLEAGUE

Rockies 8, Indians 1

DENVER

Kyle Freeland pitched 61/3 effective innings, Nolan Arenado drove in three runs and Colorado beat Cleveland for their fourth straight win. Charlie Blackmon, the reigning National League Player of the Month, added two RBIs for the Rockies, who lead the NL with 38 wins. Ian Desmond had three hits and scored two runs. Freeland (7-3) allowed one run and six hits, struck out five and walked none while lowering his ERA to 3.34. The Denver native has turned in a quality start in eight of his last nine starts.

Orioles 9, Pirates 6, 11 innings

BALTIMORE

Trey Mancini tied the game with a two-run homer in the ninth inning, then hit a three-run drive in the 11th to give Baltimore a comeback victory over Pittsburgh. Baltimore trailed 6-1 in the eighth before rallying for a second straight night. Adam Jones hit a solo shot in the eighth, Mancini’s pinch-hit home run capped a four-run ninth and the rookie applied the finisher against Wade LeBlanc (3-2) in the 11th.

Mets 4, Rangers 3

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Jay Bruce homered twice and New York scored the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning on a throwing error by second baseman Rougned Odor to the Texas. With two on and two outs, Jose Reyes hit a chopper up the middle against reliever Matt Bush (2-1). Odor fielded the ball but bounced his throw to second while fading away from the bag.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 8, Red Sox 0

NEW YORK

CC Sabathia won his fifth straight start to beat Rick Porcello in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners, and Chris Carter drove in four runs with a three-run homer and an RBI single that led New York over Boston. Sabathia (7-2), who had last won five in a row in April 2012, allowed five hits in eight innings, his longest outing since April 2015.

Rays 3, White Sox 1

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Jacob Faria took a three-hitter into the seventh inning of his major league debut for Tampa Bay, who beat Chicago. The 23-year-old right-hander walked two and struck out five in 61/3 innings, settling down after falling behind three batters into the game to help Tampa Bay end a season-high four-game losing streak before a crowd of just 9,313.

Blue Jays 7, Athletics 4, 10 innings

OAKLAND, CALIF.

Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th inning against his former club, Justin Smoak also homered in the inning for his second long ball of the day, and Toronto avoided a sweep by beating Oakland. Frankie Montas (1-1) plunked Kevin Pillar to start the inning and bring up Donaldson, who clobbered a 1-2 fastball and hit a high drive clearing the wall in left-center.

Tigers 4, Angels 0

DETROIT

Buck Farmer outlasted Alex Meyer in an unexpected pitchers’ duel, and Justin Upton hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to help Detroit beat Los Angeles. Farmer (2-0) allowed three hits in 62/3 innings, and Detroit pushed across an unearned run in the third. Upton gave the Tigers some insurance with a drive to left off reliever Yusmeiro Petit. Detroit has won five of six.

Royals 7, Astros 5

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Jason Vargas tossed five solid innings for his eighth victory, Cheslor Cuthbert drove in three runs and Kansas City defeated Houston. The anticipated pitching duel between Vargas (8-3) and Dallas Keuchel, who have the two best ERAs in the majors, never materialized. Keuchel was a late scratch with an illness after going out to warm up. Instead, the Astros started right-hander Dayan Diaz, who was just called up from Triple-A Fresno.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Dodgers 2, Nationals 1

LOS ANGELES

Clayton Kershaw outdueled Stephen Strasburg with seven sharp innings and Yasmani Grandal hit a tiebreaking RBI double, helping Los Angeles edge Washington. Kershaw (8-2) allowed three hits and struck out nine in his first win since May 17. Pedro Baez got two outs before Kenley Jansen finished for his 10th save. Strasburg (7-2) struck out eight in six innings in his first loss since April 29.

Reds 6, Cardinals 4

CINCINNATI

St. Louis kept Scooter Gennett in check a day after his four-homer game, but Patrick Kivlehan had a pinch three-run shot that sparked Cincinnati to a victory, extending the Cardinals’ longest losing streak in four years. The Cardinals have dropped six in a row. They let a 4-1 lead slip away when Kivlehan — another utility player like Gennett — and Joey Votto homered during a five-run seventh inning.

Braves 14, Phillies 1

ATLANTA

Mike Foltynewicz allowed only four hits in seven scoreless innings, Nick Markakis drove in five runs and Atlanta crushed Philadelphia to end the Phillies’ four-game winning streak. Markakis had two-run doubles in the seventh and eighth as the Braves scored a combined 10 runs in the two innings. Phillies manager Pete Mackanin brought in utility infielder Andres Blanco for his debut as a pitcher down 12-0 in the eighth.

Marlins 6, Cubs 5

CHICAGO

Marcell Ozuna hit his 15th homer, J.T. Realmuto also went deep and Miami hung on to beat Chicago and avoid a three-game sweep. Solo homers by Realmuto in a three-run fourth and Ozuna in the fifth against John Lackey (4-6) helped stake Miami to a 5-2 lead. Dee Gordon added two hits and scored two runs, and the Marlins won for the eighth time in 11 games. They stopped the Cubs’ season-high win streak at five.

Brewers 6, Giants 3

MILWAUKEE

Jimmy Nelson pitched six solid innings and Jesus Aguilar drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the fifth to help Milwaukee pull away from San Francisco. Nelson (4-3) struck out six and allowed seven hits along with his first walk since May 23. But he was still sharp enough — outside of a three-run third inning — to earn his second win in three starts.

Associated Press